National Republican., 1887-08-08
BOsTON, GEoRGIA.
"A Specimen OF the "New south" and
It's Treatment of Colored Men.

Its Treatment of Colored Men.
EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, Boston
is n small town of about four or FIVE hun
dred inhabitants, situated on the s. F. and
w. railroad, east of Thomasville, Ga, at
distance Of twelve miles, being 1888 miles to
Savannah.
About month ago Mr.. Ross, OF Val
dosta, respectable colored gentleman,
who was in Townsville on a matter OF
business, and on his return TO Valdosta
purchased flrst.class ticket, as we are
Informed, boarded the train, and seated
himfelf accordingly. Shortly after he was
accostCd by the conductor, who pointed To
him the "Jim Crown car US the place OF the
negro. But he refused to be ushered
thence. However, they were soon NJ
Boston, where they found crowd OF
outstanding, inhuman, and unpOl-
ished rufllans, who on being informed OF
this gentleman, gladly accepted the oppor.
tunity Of carrying out that cowardly and
unmanly conductors atrocious tiesign
They Immediately armed themselves with
clubs, entered the train, giving him several
blows and soon prostrated him to the loor.
This is, nevertheless, no new thing for some
Of the people OF Boston to indulge In. II
is only repetition OF very heinious act
OF az, when a gentleman OF ThomasVille
came near being beaten TO death at this
same place. In few days, however, after
Mr. Ross had been so shamefully handled.
two unknown gentlemen were seen in the
| town whom the citizens took to be United
| States marshals. These gentlemen being
| somewhat suspected, as they did not make
| the boarding houses their places Of resort,
so soon as night had come the citizens
were out in search Of them, determined
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| that they we're tramps, disturbing the peace
| Of the town. While In search Of these m 3n
| they came up with poor traveller who had
| laid himself TO rect for the remainder OF the
| night under tree, In q very remote part,
| yet In the suburbs of the town; but being
| arrested by these cruel citizens, was taken
thence into other parts, where they amused
themselves In cursing the traveller and then
| making him run through the street. These
uncourteous clodpoles' blood thirsts were
scarcely appeased, when a youpg man, who
had been away for five or six months, labor
ing to secure for himself, his mother, and
the rest OF the little fatherless ones living
returned to this town, the place OF his
residence, and was notified, as We
learn, to appear before the couEcil
10 pay his street tax. The council is said
to not have assembled at all that morning
Hence, then, the young man, after Ger.
tain hour, as was natural for him to have
done, began to wander about, and was else.
where when approached by the marshal.
The marshal seized the young man aud an-
nounced him under arrest, presenting his
club with threats. This, however, was OF
no effect. The young mans undaunted
courage was at It's zenith, and soon he be
gan to retaliate with his more formidabl,
fist. The marshal shrinking under Its forcl
when other bystander rushed to his rescue,
which enabled him IN his recovery to give
the young man several severe blows with
his club, bringing him PROSTATE upon the
ground. From thence hurried him into
the calaboose to await their pleasure
His mother, being informed thereof
boarded the train and was soor
In Thomasville, where she succeeded In
securing a lawyer to defend her son. Bu;
quite TO the sad surprise Of this lady on hcl
return to Boston, those would-be executors
had taken the young man before the coun
ell, and imposed upon him fine OF SGT
This alone may be passed, but when we See
the insigniflcance OF the place, and tn
ardent desire Of its inhabitants to establish
here chain gang, our souls are made t,
move with inexpressible indignation.
Who can refrain from condemning tn
present systems Of punishment as are nov
being perpetrated upon the more unfortu
nate classg Enough; more another time
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